Mercury glass accents and centerpieces for your home and garden

11:53 AM,
Apr. 19, 2013

Gather a collection of old canning jars and create your own mercury glass look.

Written by

Robert Zimmer
Post-Crescent Media

With its vintage style and shimmering beauty, mercury glass brings a magical touch and sparkle to the home and garden. Mercury glass, or "faux" mercury glass to be precise, is everywhere you look. Knock-offs of vintage, original mercury glass are among the hottest household decoration items currently found at home and furnishing stores, as well as sought after for weddings and anniversaries.

Mercury glass, also called "silvered" glass, is a popular collectible art glass, one of the first forms of art glass created. Many original, vintage pieces date back to the mid 1800s and into the early ...